The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-07-27
X WAR ST0RY'S SEQUEL.
THE TALE OF a BRAVE YOUNG or
FICEK AND HOW HE ESCAPED.

General Bragg Orders Kim to be Shot Be
cnnse lIo Is Too Sick to Work. -Unninch-
lngly He Gazcs into tho MusISets and is
Saved by II Lieutenant.
The Americus, Ga, Recorder publish
os story illustrative of General Brngg's
cruelty. The scene of this cruelty was
Cornith, Miss, and the time during the
retreat from Shiloh. Bragg was person
ally experimenting the loading OF the
cars. ' He had great bury fellow
cursing tho men and melting them to
greater activity. \ young soldier not
over 20, tall and handsome, though pale
and delicate, passed up the platform
looking for the cars i'll which the sick
were to be transported. lie was evident.
ly i'll. Tho bury fellow hailed him,
ordered him to fall in and help lcavc
the goods into the ears. Thc soldier re-
piled that he was too i'll to work; had he
been able he would have been with his
regiment. The big fellow called the
generals attention to this msubordina-
young man to go to work He rep atcd
tho answer he had given the man in
Charge of the squad.
The generals eye seemed to flash fire
as he exclaimed:
"What! You dare 10 disohcy my
ordors?"
81 do, calmly y replied the young man.
The general called a lieutenant Of u
Louisiana company of regulars doing
guard duty, and said
Lake SIX OF your company and carry
tins man to that grove ard shoot ham. >
The lieutenant called his mon, bu5 be-
fore going to the grove Gcucral Erugg
took him aside and talked for amoutcnt.
The recalcitrant soldier was then taken
to the grove and placed upon Il stool
with his back to IL tree He refused to
be bhndtoldcl, but took oil his watch,
chain and ring, wrote II name on n piccC
of paper an handed 1T ali to The licutcm
ant, asking that tho iewclry be SEM to
the address gwen"
Nov am ready, LC said.
The muskcts were lCvcicd. The Young
man looked at their muHzlcS rs caimiy. us
though lie was being photographed.
After moment the lieutenant ordered
"Rccover arms. lie rushed upon the
oc"HS 'oI'ici, coIhpiliCnttu ulnl upon
MS bravery, returned his iowclry, and
ordered him to go.
"Where IS the boy| General Bragg
asked Of the lieutenant few minutes
later.
Gone, was the reply, and the story
of the young mans behavior was told.
The general had search made for him,
saying; "I'lI promote him" The sol! dior
was not found
Ahu thcfe INC KccOrocr story came to
an end 1T leaves ono IN as unsanniac-
lory statc as one OF Frank Stockton g
stores. What became Of the SuldicrE
Did ne ulc N hospital! DIG ne i've to
become 1000 Tor powder?
lost,DiSP'lcil reporter discoN, red
the scquc! thl9 morning; hcaid lhc Inci-
ueht ana ltS conclusion from the lravc
young soluler own hpS.
Yes, admitted Dr. Charles Grccia,
~ Was inc young soldier. lie was sit
hh8 III his ONCE at l2Jl Choutc"u ave
nue., rcstlhG after an all-nIght battle with
an oDstrcpcrous patient. 81 closed the
pook OF inc war years ago. 1t contains
so nuch tlInt ~ unpleasant and butter
tlat ! nave seldom cared to open IT.
oomc'ihicS "heh rcMd "reminiscences III
IN the papers grow Interested IN thcm.
feao thc hecOfdcr stofy. IL Is quite
correct us to the features of the Incl
dent;
wont yon tcii tho story AGAIN.
was Il hicmpcr oil thc BeaurcGard
nlhes OF inc crescent regiment from
NOW orleans. Aiter Shlioh the Contcd-
orate army fe,reated 10 Corhlth, and bo-
ing attacked there made dcm0nstra-
uoh, under tne cover oil winch the re-
tEent was mh1e 10 lupeio: at Gornlth
MnS I1Neh III WIN camp leVcf, ! conl"
hot ma surgeon i0r everything was
rrh"pn III cpnif'Sion' o1 an9 80 wen! 10 te tram
"Io'o cAptctcu 10 ma surgeon and
gGf 't'nSp0ftatlon; Gi d. l ielt that vas not
nplo 10 Walk 70 1ul1io win my regi,
ment' % was stopped as described and
taken TO the WOODS to bc shot
nv WGie % your FchS"'l0ns non o Wiiiio
""i.tna I ior 'ic ,'i,, c9t,i'.1no I'm 0i ! ltcI
o"lu"' h"i"'J rIIl' - man VINO